Wednesday, May 30, 2012

My good friend Maria Ana has a sweet boy who turned 6 years old at the beginning of May. This year, Nicholas had a great birthday party at the Zoo, surrounded by many boys and girls (and their parents, of course). Last year I made a "Sponge Bob Square Pants" cake for Nicholas, but this time I thought a cake with lots and lots of animals would be perfect since the birthday party took place at the Detroit Zoo. Unfortunately... I did not ask the parents' permission to publish their children's photos on my blog, so I will publish only photos with the cake (no children)... Sorry you can not see the joy on all the children's faces as they were snatching the animals from the cake, comparing them and then tasting them... Their joy filled my heart with warmth and happiness, the countless hours of working on these gum paste figurines made total sense, it was worth all the effort! Moist sponge cake filled with strawberry cream.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

On April 11 - that was more than a month ago! - I took a beginners class for Isomalt sugar... It was very interesting, I learned new things and even made an ornament of sorts.... Although I like this Isomalt a lot, I decided to not work with it for my future cakes because the tools and molds needed for this material can be pretty costly... and besides, there is so much more I need to learn about fondant and gum paste, and sadly there is not enough time for everything...
În 11 aprilie - asta a fost cu mai mult de o lună în urmă! - am urmat un curs de zahăr Isomalt pentru începători... A fost foarte interesant, am învățat lucruri noi și chiar am făcut un așa-zis ornament... Cu toate că îmi place mult acest material Isomalt, am decis să nu-l folosesc pentru viitoarele torturi întrucât uneltele și matrițele de silicon necesare pentru acest material sunt destul de costisitoare... și apoi, mai am atâtea de învățat despre fondant și pasta de zahăr, dar din păcate nu am timp pentru toate câte mi-aș dori...